LESSONS IN CRISIS MISMANAGEMENT FROM THE 1929 CRASH

Crisis management theory illuminates the New York Stock Exchanges efforts to recover organizational legitimacy after the 1929 crash and the scandals unearthed in its wake. Ineptly defusing charges of an unfair and disorderly marketplace, NYSE President Richard Whitney and his Old Guard colleagues m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Janice Traflet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Economic & Business History Society 2006-06-01
Series:Essays in Economic and Business History
Online Access:http://ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/160